The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-16

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK Aug. 15-Flour-Receipts, a.
Eel packages; exports 300 bbls; 1880 sacks;
generally steady and moderately active. mainly
On wants of the home trade. Sales %, 400 bbls
Wheat-Receipts 49, 600 bu; exports a. $50 bu
Spot lots fairly active, in good part for export.
Options opened firm and soon advanced 0sc.
later weakened and closed firm with the adj
vance about lost, some mont tbs showing slight de-
clines. Speculation quite moderate, showing
blight decline Sales, 100000 bu futures and
BIS 900 bu spot, and to arrive No. 2 Chicago
79g a 79tc; No. 2 c., f. and l.. 769c; No l hard,
B40 Sale; ungraded red, 7G3 a safe; No red,
77Ic; No 2 red. s0s a 80sc elevator ST. a S24c
delivered. 81 a8l4 &c T. o. b.; No red. so4c; No.
i white. nominal, S54c: No. red August, S0t 0
B09c. closing at S0ac; September, Sl06lsc.
closing at S1c October, s2s a s2sc, closing at
s2bc; November. s3g s3sc closing at s3sc;
airy, Sc S6ac, closing at Soc: February, S7s0
873c, closing at 675c April, 89s S95c, closing at
B9sc; May, 904 q 9lsc, closing at 904c june, 9l3
Corn-Spot lots steady. Export trading light.
Stock to arrive, c. f. and l.. in good demand;
options 0ac lower. closing weak. Receipts,
16, 300 bu; exports S,608 bu; sale 9l2 600 bu flu
lures and $4,000 bu spot and to arrive;
graded. 49, a 493c; No. 2, 4S5 a 4S4c store 400 q
49Ac delivered, 1890 f. o. b.. 48acc r. and l.; No.
2, August, nominal; September. 4s5 a 482c, clos
Ing at 4S9c; October, 49s 1890, closing at 49Sc;
November so. 5o3c, closing at sole; May. 525 d
b3sc, closing at 53c.
Oats lower and only moderately active; re-
ceipts, 80. 600 bu; exports, none.
Hay quiet and steady.
Hops in light demand.
Coffee-Far Rio firm at 19lc; fairly active
and higher; sales 1850 bags August IL % a 1Sc;
September, 1905 Is l5c October. Is. 20 a Is 35c;
November, Is 30 0l845; December, lS400
1885 January Is 40 a is. Soc; February, Is. SOC;
March. Is 80 IL 55c; April, Is 90 a Is 60c: May.
is 55c. Sugar steady and in moderate demand;
refined, quiet; G. Al 4sc: confectoners' A. 3-5
13l6c; off, 5.c granulated SIC; cubes .. "a a &c.
Molasses dull and nominal Rice steady.
Tallow firm at &c. Rosin steady at sl05
LILO.
Eggs steadily held and in fair demand; re-
Beipts. 1924 packages; Western 10 Q16!c.
Pork firm and more active; sales, 500 bbs
mess, private terms. Cut meats quiet rather
weak Lard lower and moderately active
Western steam, spot, g. S71 a 90c Septem ber
S810 6. 90c; October. g. o. q g. csc; January g. 90 a
L03c; city steam. g. Coo
Butter firm; Western, So a 10lc
CHICAGO, Aug 15.-There was fair sized
crowd in all the pits to-day on Change though
The brlk of speculative business seemed in
elIned to continue centering in corn. The mar
ret for that cereal was rather unsettled and ir-
-segular, ruling active at times and at others
quiet. Trading OF fair volume. aud
bentered chiefly in the May option. Rains
ported in Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois,
keuded to create an easier feeling. and prices
the first hour of trading tended down,
nnder rather free realizing. but later
ruled more firm under less pressure to SELL The
quantity in store here decreased 800. $40 bu the
past week, bringing the total stock in store Gown